Orkut Apps » Orkut API http://orkutapps.com Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:50:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en Tutorial: Introducing Orkut API, Orkut Applications and Orkut Platform for non techies http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/12/tutorial-introducing-orkut-api-orkut-applications-and-orkut-platform-for-non-techies/ http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/12/tutorial-introducing-orkut-api-orkut-applications-and-orkut-platform-for-non-techies/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:55:26 +0000 Chandra http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/12/tutorial-introducing-orkut-api-orkut-applications-and-orkut-platform-for-non-techies/ Since I started this blog and an Orkut Community to discuss the buzz surrounding Google’s plan to open Orkut platform, I have been asked what exactly this is all about?. If you are a FaceBook user, you may already know few things about what exactly these terms are.

This article is basically written for the users who are not so familiar with the latest happenings in the social networking space and for non-technical users of Orkut.

I am simplifying the things to the most basic level and assuming few things as there is no official confirmation and documentation available from Google at the time of writing this article.

When Google opens up Orkut Platform through a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) and services, these will allow outside developers to inject new features and content into the Orkut user experience.

Let me present you with two real world scenarios to understand these terms and technologies from the bottom up.

Scenario 1:

Imagine, you want to get opinions on a specific topic or an answer for a question from your friends in orkut. Will you scrap everyone in your friends list or will you send an email to everyone? They are not flexible and it will be a heck to sort out all the emails and scraps. So, wouldn’t it be great if this kind of functionality is built into Orkut where you ask a question on your profile page and people can answer then and there without moving out of the page. Your friends can see the list of answers given by others and there are all possibilities that you can get an answer to a question or an opinion on a topic/idea. Rating the quality of the answers can also be included.

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]]> http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/12/tutorial-introducing-orkut-api-orkut-applications-and-orkut-platform-for-non-techies/feed/ Businessweek Article: Google’s Orkut - A World of Ambition http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/11/businessweek-article-googles-orkut-a-world-of-ambition/ http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/11/businessweek-article-googles-orkut-a-world-of-ambition/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:08:39 +0000 Chandra http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/11/businessweek-article-googles-orkut-a-world-of-ambition/ BusinessWeek has a long article on Orkut and the opportunities that open up when Google releases the Orkut API to the developers across the world.

TechCrunch first broke the news about the possibilities of Google opening up its social graph data. BusinessWeek confirming this news in this article that Google is really all set to provide a set of APIs to the developers to build applications on top of Google’s social graph data.

BusinessWeek.com has learned that third-party developers based in India have been told that the code, known to developers as an Application Programming Interface (API), would be made available around Nov. 5.

Read the article to know more about the plans and speculations about Google opening up its Social Graph Data.

Like many others who want to capitalize on this opportunity, I am eagerly waiting for Google’s official confirmation on the release date and the API itself.

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